Duration: 9 Days

Ecuador and The Amazon

Travel to the heart of the Amazon for a truly unique experience. You will begin your journey in Quito, the capital of Ecuador, and travel to the Amazon Jungle to stay in an Eco lodge where you will discover the importance of this magnificent forest with its enormous amount of Biodiversity and the role it plays in the world as a carbon sink. All our tours are customisable, get in touch to discuss your specific requirements
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All about the Ecuador and The Amazon.
The Edventure Travel Package All Edventure Travel trips and tours can be customised to your personal requirements, this sample tour is designed to give you inspiration for your own trip. When you are ready to start planning, get in touch and we can design a bespoke package tour for your group. We will always make clear what is included and excluded in your quotation. Fully Protected Your trip will be fully protected through our membership of the ABTOT and ABTA. Furthermore, Edventure Travel has its own ATOL licence ensuring that you have complete protection when taking a flight. Edventure Travel offers travel insurance that can be included in your trip to give you protection in the event of unforeseen circumstances. Customised for you All tours are 100% customised to suit your group. We believe that every group should be treated individually, it’s your tour after all. If you want to add something that is not featured on our website just let us know and we will work with you to develop an itinerary to meet your needs. Out of Hours Contact In the unlikely event that you encounter problems whilst on tour, there will always be someone at the end of the phone to assist with any situation. Travel Advice For the latest travel advice from the Foreign & Commonwealth Office including security and local laws, plus passport and visa information, click here. Foreign Travel Advice www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice You should seek advise on recommended vaccinations and precautions from a health professional – either a GP, a practice nurse, a pharmacist or a travel health clinic – ideally at least eight weeks before departure. Further travel health advice can be found on the following link. Travel Health Pro Website https://travelhealthpro.org.uk/countries
The tour package inclusions and exclusions at a glance
What is included in this tour?Items that are included in the cost of tour price.
  • Return Flights
  • All travel when at your destination
  • Accommodation based on bed and breakfast with students in multi-bedded rooms
  • Teachers free of charge sharing twin rooms
  • Full Time Tour Director
  • All meals mentioned in the itinerary
  • All activities mentioned in the itinerary unless otherwise stated
  • Travel Insurance
What is not included in this tour?Items that are not included in the cost of tour price.
  • Single Room Supplements
  • Personal Expenditure
  • Overseas departure taxes if applicable
  • Tips for guides and drivers
  • UK Coach Transfers
  • Activities not mentioned
  • Meals not mentioned
  • Luggage in the hold of the aircraft
  1. Day 1 Depart the UK
    Depart the UK and arrive in Quito in the afternoon. Upon arrival your driver will meet you at the airport and take you to your hotel in Quito.
  2. Day 2 Quito
    Take breakfast and visit the Churches: Plaza de la Independencia, Sagrario, Compañía, San Francisco, Panecillo and Basilica. Continue to Pululahua Crater, home to a small agricultural community, you will take lunch at Crater Restaurant. After lunch visit the monument to the Equator. Later you will visit the Intiñan Museum. Here you will be able to participate in a series of experiments that can only be done at Latitude 0°.
  3. Day 3 Chocolate Route
    After breakfast depart to Pahuma Reserve and visit Mindo’s butterfly farm. You will then travel to Quetzal Mindo where you can see the process of how chocolate is made from ”bean to bar”, lunch included. Continue to Bellavista Cloud Forest where you can see humming birds. Drive back to Quito, where you will have dinner at the URKO Restaurant.
  4. Day 4 Cotopaxi National Park
    After breakfast enjoy a day trip to Cotopaxi volcano, in Cotopaxi National Park. Departing from Quito, admire the beautiful Andes mountain range and enjoy a day away from the hustle and bustle of the city. Tour includes: Lunch Box, transportation and a professional guide. Visit the Flower-growing walk. Tonight you will stay at Puyo El Jardin.
  5. Day 5 Kapawi Amazon Lodge
    Travel to Shell. Breakfast (Lunch Box) will be provided for every passenger. Short stops will be made during the trip for bathroom breaks and photo opportunities. Arrival in Shell. You will be welcomed by Achuar representatives and will be assisted onto small planes. The 50-minute flight from Shell will pass over unbroken pristine rainforest, arriving at the airstrip of the local Achuar community. There you will be welcomed by Kapawi guides, who will escort you on the final leg of your journey, a beautiful 30-minute canoe ride into the majesty and tranquillity of the rainforest. Lunch at Kapawi Amazon Lodge. After lunch guests will have the opportunity to relax, unpack, and situate themselves with the surroundings. Enjoy a quiet activity where you can walk along one of the Pastaza River beaches. Here guides will give guests an introductory orientation session with information about the rainforest and the Achuar culture, while enjoying a beautiful sunset. Explore the Kapawari River in search of nocturnal animals such as monkeys, alligators and birds. All this coupled with a fantastic starry sky.
  6. Day 6 Kapawi Amazon Lodge
    Take a 30-minute motor boat ride to reach one of the best natural attractions, the Claylick, where you will see different species of parrots, macaws, and parrots such as the Cobalt-Winged Parakeet, Chestnut- Fronted Macaw, Yellow Crowned Amazon. After breakfast you can take a walk, approximately 2 hours with stops, to learn about medicinal plants of the area and tropical forest ecology. You will be able to explore, via kayak, the Kapawari River and its connecting lagoons, while looking at the local wildlife such as the pink river dolphin. As the river is quite calm, swimming is completely safe. Take a spectacular night walk, observing the many different kinds of insects and amphibians that are found around the hotel.
  7. Day 7 Kapawi Amazon Lodge
    You will have the opportunity to find and spotting the great variety of birds that the southeast Rainforest of Ecuador offers like Hoatzin, Aninga, Speckled Chachalaca, White Eared Jacamar, Cocoi Heron, Neotropical Cormorant, and the Great Egret. Travel along the Pitzacocha or Pama trail. During this time you can learn about the forest and its benefits for the Achuar people. The guides will also teach you about Achuar hunting techniques and Arutam the spirit of the forest. Visit one of the Achuar communities that is located close to the lodge. This is one of our most popular activities offered in Kapawi, because of the significant cultural contribution to the Achuar people. Guests will have a chance to see a community and its members and purchase some traditional handicrafts. Return to the lodge followed by dinner.
  8. Day 8 Kapawi Amazon Lodge
    In the last few hours before departure from the Achuar territory you can participate in a blowgun contest to demonstrate who is the best hunter among the guides and guests. Fly back to Shell and view San Rafael Waterfalls. Continue to Papallacta Hot Spring to relax in the thermal pools. Return to Quito along the same route as the arrival, dinner and overnight at Casa de Hacienda Jimenita.
  9. Day 9 Travel home
    Travel to Quito for your return flight back to the UK.
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  1. Kapawi Amazon Lodge Ecuador
    Kapawi Ecolodge is an award-winning indigenous community ecotourism enterprise in the Amazon Rainforest of Ecuador that offers conscious and responsible travellers the opportunity to engage in authentic cultural experiences with people of the Ecuadorian Amazon, in an unspoiled rainforest setting, while directly supporting the sustainable development of the Achuar indigenous nation.
  2. Cotopaxi National Park Ecuador
    One of the most impressive national parks in Ecuador, this national park contains the Cotopaxi Volcano and is surrounded by an ecological reserve. Home to a wide variety of flora and fauna, this national park is truly impressive with the area surrounding the Volcano relatively flat.
  3. Mindo Cloud forest Ecuador
    A haven for nature and bird enthusiasts, this cloud forest opened in 2001 and is a non-profit conservation organisation.
  4. Pahuma Reserve Ecuador
    Pahuma Reserve consists of magnificent cloud forests that are blanketed in spectacular flower and plant life, including various species of orchids such as the mosses, bromeliads and ferns complimented by three calming waterfalls found within the El Pahuma Orchid Reserve. You can enjoy a variety of trails leading through the reserve, of which some differ in the length and difficulty.
  5. Quito Ecuador
    The capital of Ecuador is situated at the Andean foothills and is famous for its colonial centre mixing European and indigenous styles. The is the access point for trips throughout Ecuador and the Galapagos.
  6. Otavalo Ecuador
    One of most visited indigenous markets, rich in traditions and customs that allows you to enjoy the typical, colourful handcrafts and feasts, as well as showing off the fascinating environment and spectacular Andean mountains.
  1. Cultural experience
    Students will experience a different culture and gain an understanding of other nationalities, principles and values.
  2. Enthusiasm
    This trip can help develop a student’s motivation for the subject and inspire them when back in the classroom due to personal experience.
  3. Knowledge and Perspective
    Personal experience and close interactions with these locations can help students understand the subject and put it into perspective.
  4. Pupil Engagement
    A trip can make a students engage with a subject and become more positive about a subject.
  5. Geography
    Discover the Geological features of this amazing country where students will see the power of earths natural forces.
  6. Team Building
    Students will work together in an unfamiliar environment and rely on each other for help.
  7. Languages
    Students can practise their language skills when exploring this fascinating country.
  8. Science
    Inspire students with interactive science attractions on this tour.
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All our accommodation is provided through tried and tested suppliers that work well with different types of groups, including schools, colleges and social groups. We work with our agents in each country to provide the best accommodation suited to your group. This can depend on the time of year that you travel, your group size and type, the cities that you will travel to, accessibility and price. We will always discuss with you what your preferences are and give examples of the accommodation that we can offer.
 

Kapawi

Amazon Lodge